(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARCOM) have endorsed the United Nations-led Pact for the Future which is viewed as the most-wide ranging international agreement in many years to safeguard the future of the global community.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Georgetown, Guyana) - CARICOM and Brazil have pledged to deepen cooperation as they see immense potential for enhancing mutually beneficial relations.
In this regard, they committed to hosting the first meeting of the CARICOM-Brazil Joint Commission in 2024 to rationalise the modalities for deeper collaboration.
Social security is a crucial aspect of ensuring the well-being and financial stability of individuals and their families. In the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), a regional integration organization comprising 15 member states, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, among others, a significant step has been taken to coordinate social security programs and protect the entitlement of CARICOM nationals to benefits. This step is known as the CARICOM Agreement on Social Security.
The UN’s 193 Member States adopted a landmark legally binding marine biodiversity agreement on Monday following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations over forging a common wave of conservation and sustainability in the high seas beyond national boundaries – covering two thirds of the planet’s oceans. Here are five key points on why it is important for the world.
CARICOM Heads of Government will explore working with companies servicing the Caribbean to find a solution to the current transportation woes facing the Community.
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett on Monday 5 September delivered the Second Distinguished Owen Arthur Memorial Lecture in Bridgetown, Barbados. The lecture was delivered under the theme 'The Future of CARICOM; Charting a Vision for the Region's Economic Advancement'.
It was organised by the the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Shridath Ramphal Centre, and the Caribbean Development Bank.
Please read the lecture below:
The World Bank is actively working with ministries of education in dozens of countries in support of their efforts to utilize educational technologies of all sorts to provide remote learning opportunities for students while schools are closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is in active dialogue with dozens more.
The outbreak of the COVId-19 disease was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, with the earliest known case with symptoms being revealed on 1 December 2019. It was later declared as a Public Health Emergency by the World Health Organization on 30 January 2020, and, subsequently, as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of 24 April 2020, close to three million cases of COVID-19 have been reported, about 190,000 death
Persons with disabilities are regarded as one of the most vulnerable groups in any society. Their vulnerability is due to stigma and discrimination and ensuing social barriers which have restricted their inclusion and participation in governance, cultural and social issues and denied or limit access to services and programmes on an equal basis with other members of society in which they live. This vulnerability makes them susceptible to varied challenges of life. One such challenge that impacts them is that of the disease COVID-19.
During the coronavirus pandemic, masks, once relegated to specific professions, quickly became commonplace.
Not all masks are the same. Filtering facepiece respirators, commonly referred to as N95 masks, are regulated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.